Air Marshal Amit DevShillong: Air Marshal Amit Dev on Thursday took over as Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief of Indian Air Force's (IAF) Eastern Air Command.He replaced Air Marshal RD Mathur. Prior to his present appointment, he was Air Officer in...
New Delhi: Indian Coast Guard Ship Kanaklata Barua was commissioned at Kolkata on Wednesday.Additional Secretary in the defence ministry Jiwesh Nandan commissioned the ICG ship through video conferencing in the presence of ICG DG K Natarajan, GRSE CM...
New Delhi: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has laid the foundation stone for the construction of underpasses at the Indian Military Academy in Dehradun of Uttarakhand via video conferencing.Addressing the ceremony, Singh said it is strange that it too...
New Delhi: Offsets will not be applicable in three categories, including inter-government agreement, government-to-government (G2G) deal and single-vendor, a senior official in the defence ministry said on Monday.The official said the policy has not ...
Army celebrates Gunners Day New Delhi: The Regiment of Artillery of the Indian Army on Monday celebrated its 193rd Gunners Day.It is observed to mark the raising of Five (Bombay) Mountain Battery equipped with 2.5-inch guns on this day in 1827.T...
INS VikrantThe fascinating story of INS Vikrant’s role in bringing the 1971 war to a conclusion in India’s favour.Heating the iron1971 was an eventful year for the Indian subcontinent. In this year, Amitabh Bachchan got his first Filmfare...
New Delhi: Indian and Japanese Navies have begun their 4th edition of bilateral exercise JIMEX in North Arabian Sea on Saturday.It would conclude on September 28.The exercise is conducted biennially between the Indian Navy and Japanese Maritime Self-...
Rafale jet New Delhi: Pointing finger at Dassault Aviation, makers of Rafale fighter jets 36 of which India has contracted to purchase, the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) has come down heavily on foreign vendors who fail to fulfill offset comm...
Rafale fighter aircraftNew Delhi: A woman fighter pilot will soon join the Indian Air Force’s (IAF) Ambala-based 17 Squadron, the ‘Golden Arrows’, operating Rafale fighter aircraft, sources in the defence establishments said here on...
Slt K Tyagi and Slt Riti Singh New Delhi: In a first, two women officers have been selected to join as ‘Observers’ (Airborne Tacticians) in the Indian Navy’s helicopter stream.It would pave the way for women being posted in frontlin...